''Myctophum aurolaternatum'', the golden lanternfish, is a species of

lanternfish Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represente ...

. This species reaches a length of .

References

*Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

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* Myctophidae Taxa named by Samuel Garman Fish described in 1899 {{Myctophiformes-stub